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James da Costa

Investing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Overview

James da Costa is an Investing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where da Costa focuses on investing in B2B software and financial services [2]. Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz in July 2024 [3], da Costa was a co-founder of Fingo, a Y Combinator-backed digital bank [4][10]. Da Costa previously worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company from 2017 to 2021, supporting large corporates in building new businesses [8]. Da Costa holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business [9] and a Bachelor's degree in Economics with Study Abroad from the University of Warwick [11]. While at Stanford, da Costa was a researcher at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, focusing on the economic implications of AI [7]. Da Costa has also served as an advisor to Pika [6] and as a board member of GBx [5].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

James is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he focuses on investing in B2B software and financial services. Prior to joining a16z, James was a co-founder of Fingo, a YC-backed digital bank. Previously, James served as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, supporting large corporates build new businesses. James holds an MBA from Stanford University. While at Stanford, James was a researcher in Stanford’s Human Centered AI Lab, where he focused on the economic implications of AI. James is also a published author. Originally from the UK, James is based in San Francisco. He is an av…

Career history

  1. Investing PartnerJul 2024 to presentAndreessen Horowitz
  2. Co-Founder2021 to presentFingo Africa
  3. Board2025 to presentGBx
  4. Advisor2023 to 2024Pika
  5. Researcher2023 to 2024Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
  6. Engagement Manager2017 to 2021McKinsey & Company

Education

  1. Master of Business Administration - MBAStanford University Graduate School of Business
  2. YC S21 cohortY Combinator
  3. Bachelor's Degree, Economics with Study AbroadUniversity of Warwick

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